Well, the analogy in the first message begs the question, so the poster flunks logic. Sorry, Bensson.
The point, however, has some merit. We do need to try to give our kids guidance, but it may be a losing battle. My ex and I were determined to give a proper upbringing to my firstborn, who is now 26 years old and still trying to make a name for himself as a punk rocker. We sent him to religious schools. We screened the television he watched (My ex didn't even want to him to watch "Cheers" at the age of 13, which I thought was a bit too rigid). We didn't even allow him to have toy guns when he was a preschooler (so he made his own). My ex tasked me with reviewing every cassette he bought before he was allowed to listen - there was one album by Loverboy that got returned, but I had to speak to the manager before I got my son's money back.
I wouldn't say we were completely rigid on what our kids were exposed to, but we were pretty strict. Heck, we thought we did a pretty good job. Still, my oldest son seemed to develop one overpowering value - the desire for freedom. He's a good-natured person and very generous, but I think you'd probably be taken aback by him, Bensson. On the first record he recorded, this child of mine sang a song called "Letter Bomb." another was a cute little reggae piece called "The Fuck of Love."
Go ahead and try to shelter your kids, Bensson. You may find the results disappointing. It ain't all that easy.
-Joe Offer-